Leigh Boone dies

Leigh Boone, 29, executive assistant at the Houston Center for Photography, died of head injuries Saturday morning at Memorial Hermann hospital where she had undergone emergency surgery after her bicycle was crushed under two colliding fire engines on March 30. After two weeks in a medically-induced coma, doctors failed to find any brain activty and declared her dead at 12:10 am. This evening’s scheduled benefit at Houston’s Poison Girl bar will be held as a memorial.

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4 days agoby glasstire#Repost@morgangrasham ・・・ Check out this article by @glasstire critiquing Clay + Things at @site131 (open until December 14). "The standouts of the show are the collaborative works of Eric and Morgan Grasham. Eric’s ceramic vessels are freestanding objects that are inserted into Morgan’s taxidermied animal hides. The vessels and daggers are functionally removable, though they discourage viewer handling with their grandiose flourishes and mason-stained brilliance. Morgan’s taxidermy is expressive in ways that showcase the majesty of form, and they’re terrifying objects of grace and power. The artists are experts in the language of their respective mediums, and are clear